Neusticurus tatei

Neusticurus tatei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Neusticurus
Species:	N. tatei
Binomial name
	Neusticurus tatei; (C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
Synonyms
	Arthrosaura tatei; C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931; Neusticurus tatei; — Uzzell, 1966;

Last updated October 05, 2025

Neusticurus tatei, also known commonly as Tate's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, tatei, is in honor of American mammalogist George Henry Hamilton Tate.^[3]

Geographic range

N. tatei is found in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. tatei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,400 m (1,300–4,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

N. tatei is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Schargel, W.; García-Pérez, J.E.; Doan, T.; La Marca, E.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Neusticurus tatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178516A67511178. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178516A67511178.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Neusticurus tatei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 July 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Neusticurus tatei, p. 261).

Burt CE, Burt MD (1931). "South American Lizards in the Collection of the American Museum of Natural History". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History61: 227–395. (Arthrosaura tatei, new species, pp. 313–315, Figures 1–4).
Uzzell TM (1966). "Teiid Lizards of the Genus Neusticurus (Reptilia, Sauria)". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist.132: 279–327. (Neusticurus tatei, new combination, pp. 283–286).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Schargel, W.; García-Pérez, J.E.; Doan, T.; La Marca, E.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Neusticurus tatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T178516A67511178. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178516A67511178.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Neusticurus tatei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 July 2019.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Neusticurus tatei, p. 261).

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